Path: swen.emba.uvm.edu!news.cc.utah.edu!xmission!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!netnews.com!ams-newsfeed.speedport.net!newsfeed.speedport.net!amsnews01.chello.com!nexus.news.chello.be!news.tvd.be!feeder.nmix.net!198.59.136.4.MISMATCH!feeder.swcp.com!sloth.swcp.com!not-for-mail From: Jim.Weller@salata.com (Jim Weller) Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes Subject: Piri Piri Sauce Followup-To: rec.food.cooking Date: 18 Apr 2000 13:26:05 GMT Organization: Salata 310-543-0439 Lines: 82 Approved: phill@rt66.com Message-ID: <900_0004170833@salata.com> Reply-To: Jim.Weller@salata.com (Jim Weller) NNTP-Posting-Host: inago.swcp.com Originator: recipes@swcp.com (Patricia Hill) Xref: swen.emba.uvm.edu rec.food.recipes:41418 Piri Piri Chilies Hot-Pepper Oil Sauce - {Piri Piri} BEK> From: "peter" BEK> I am looking for the recipe to make an original Piri Piri or Peri Peri BEK> sauce. Can anyone help me. MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05 Title: Piri Piri Chilies Categories: Info, Spice, Chilies, Portuguese, African Yield: 1 info file Piri Piri Chile Piri means chile in Swahili so a translation of piri piri chile is chile chile chile ;-) Which is the next point. In general in Africa when a word is repeated it is a form of emphasis. We see piri piri, pila pila, berebere and for the soccer fans Bafana Bafana and so on. I guess the repeated word means that it is thought to be exceptional in some way. Throughout Africa a small C. frutescens grows. It is spread both by humans and birds and can be found growing "wild". There has been a proposal to declare it a weed in South Africa. There may be regional differences in physical characteristics and there are regional differences in names. I have seen small samples of those from Malawi (larger), Mozambique (smaller) and South Africa. I have read the description on Zimbabwe Bird and some other countries I have forgotten. Other than minor differences in size, heat and taste probably due to regional developments, they are all the same. And yes, I do realize I am saying all Cabernet Sauvignon is the same ;-) In this neck of the woods they are called Devil Chiles, further north others call them Zimbabwe Birds Eye and in Mozambique locals call them piri piri or peri peri. Probably every town and village in Africa has a different name for them. You can ponder why a Swahili word is used by the Portuguese, who introduced this chile to Africa (West) in the first place. The plant is hardy and will take cold quite well. Grows about 4 feet high. Fruit all year but far less in winter (in Africa) YMMV. From: Peter Moss in Zaire Chile Heads Mailing List MMMMM MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05 Title: Hot-Pepper Oil Sauce - {Piri Piri} Categories: African, Portuguese, Chilies, Oils, Condiments Yield: 1 quart 1/2 lb Small dried hot red peppers 1/2 cup Whiskey 1 cup Vegetable oil 1 cup Olive oil Fill a 1-quart glass canning jar one-third full of tiny hot dried red peppers. Add the whiskey then fill the jar with a mixture of one-half olive oil and one-half vegetable oil. Cap the jar and let sit 1 month. Shake now and then during the curing process. You can add more oil as you use up the sauce. Store, covered, at room temperature. Comments: We must begin our Portuguese cooking with this hot, oil sauce. I have made this sauce with several other different kinds of peppers and the strength varies. This sauce is worth the pepper hunt. Recipe Source: THE FRUGAL GOURMET by Jeff Smith MMMMM Jim in Yellowknife -- ~~Rec.food.recipes is moderated; only recipes and recipe requests are accepted for posting. Please read the FAQ posted weekly Recipes/requests go to recipes@rt66.com; questions/comments to tfdpress@acpub.duke.edu. Please allow several days for your submission to appear.